Southern Pines Today Serving The Communities of Aberdeen, Southern Pines & Whispering Pines Volume 2 Issue 4 www.SouthernPinesToday.com April Edition The Miracle Worker The Miracle Worker is the powerful true story of one of the most inspirational fi gures of all time. Tony Award; and Patty Duke, Theatre World Award) received Academy Awards for the fi lm version as well. By William Gibson Also a novelist, Gibson’s most famous novel is the bestseller The Cobweb. Blue & Brews William Gibson fi rst wrote The Miracle Worker as a tele-play in 1957. He adapted it for the Broadway stage in 1959 (winning a Tony Award for Best Play) and for the screen in 1962, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. The actresses who previously had won awards for their performances in the stage version (Anne Bancroft, He is also known for the play Two For The Seesaw which originally starred Henry Fonda and Anne Bancroft, and was made into a fi lm starring Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine. His fi nal Broadway play was the bio-play about Golda Meir, Golda’s Balcony, the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history. John James plays the role of Helen’s father, Captain Arthur Keller, in The Miracle Worker. James is best known for his near-decade as Jeff Colby on Aaron Spelling’s 80’s mega hit Dynasty. He continued he role on the Dynasty spinoff the Colbys co-staring Charlton Heston and Barbara Stanwyck. (BSA) By: Eddie Carmichael Spring Fest 2018 Arts & Crafts Fair Downtown Southern Pines Kids Block GAMES RIDES FUN Story On Page 10 A Festival At The Farm Aberdeen Story On Page 7 Story On Page 8 SOUTHERN PINES TODAY P.O. BOX 1243 SOUTHERN PINES, NC 28388 POSTAL CUSTOMER PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID WEST END, NC PERMIT NO. 3 ECRWSSEDDM Sip and Sample Sandhills Children Center Annual Wine Benefit